History

History of Idemitsu Tanker Co.,Ltd.

Based on its corporate principle "From producers to consumers", the IDEMITSU Group has endeavored to accomplish a crucial mission of supplying petroleum to every corner of society since its establishment in 1911.

Exploitation of oilfields, construction of large tankers, operation of refineries and petrochemical plants: these are some of the efforts that the IDEMITSU Group has continuously devoted to achieve stable supply of petroleum with its all-embracing system including drilling, transportation, refining, processing and selling of petroleum. Idemitsu Tanker Co.,Ltd. takes charge of Overseas Transportation Division as an affiliate of the IDEMITSU Group. The history of the division began with the construction of the first generation Nissho Maru (14,000 DWT) in 1938, and the second generation Nissho Maru (18,000 DWT) was constructed in 1951. The second generation Nissho Maru created a sensation worldwide when it transported oil from Iran in 1953.The company made a significant contribution to the beginning of the age of supertankers by constructing then the largest third generation Nissho Maru in 1962 and the first VLCC Idemitsu Maru over 200,000 DWT in 1966. It has continued making ships of superb grade; the number of ships under the company's management now totals 7.

In recent years, the company has actively engaged in dispatching marine superintendents and inspecting various tankers as a practitioner of SIRE, focusing on pursuing safe operation in petroleum transportation.

The Nissho Maru (III, 139,328 DWT, largest tanker in those days) went into service.

1963

September

The office moved from the Palace Building (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) to the Idemitsu-kan (current Nissho Kosan Building, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo).

1966

December

The Idemitsu Maru, the first tanker of 200 thousand ton class in the world (I, 209,413 DWT) went into service.

1970

August

The Okinoshima Maru (I, 254,773 DWT, the largest tanker in those days in Japan) went into service.

1971

December

The Oshima Maru (222,401 DWT) went into service. (Inert gas system was installed ahead of the international treaty.)

1980

November

The Genkai Maru, Idemitsu Tanker's first LPG carrier (49,985 DWT) went into service.

1981

February

The Nissho Maru (IV, 257,865 DWT) went into service.

1983

March

The modernization of crew system was adopted for the Genkai Maru, as LPG carrier, for the first time.*At later date, the sixteen crew system was established for the Nissho Maru (IV), and the fourteen crew system for the Idemitsu Maru (II) and Shoju Maru (II).